NP · Wyoming
Collaborative Practice Agreement for Nurse Practitioners in Wyoming
No. Nurse Practitioners practice independently here. Wyoming does not require one.
Wyoming adopted the APRN Consensus Model in 2007 and is a longstanding full-practice-authority state — NPs diagnose, treat, and prescribe with no physician oversight/collaboration agreement required in any practice setting.
What the collaboration must look like
The rules the physician relationship has to follow. Each fact comes from the statute or board rule listed under sources.
Proximity
No proximity requirement
No supervising/collaborating physician relationship is required — APRNs 'may provide care in all settings' under Wyoming's Consensus-Model framework.
Supervision ratio
Not codified — no cap on file
Chart review
Not codified — left to the agreement
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the agreement
Prescriptive authority
Covered by the practice agreement · controlled substances permitted
APRNs may prescribe/administer/dispense medications including controlled substances, EXCEPT Schedule I drugs (W.S. 35-7-1013, -1014). Requires a Wyoming Controlled Substance Registration.
Written agreement
Not required
Unconditional — no collaborating-physician agreement of any kind is required for APRN/NP licensure or practice in Wyoming.
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Licensee-only ownership required — Professional corporation under W.S. § 17-3-101 — capital stock must be owned exclusively by persons licensed in that same profession; an NP may independently own a single-profession nursing corporation.
Legal sources for these rules (3)
What a collaborating physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in Wyoming
$500 – $600
Estimate for one Nurse Practitioner. Standard-tier state.
About Wyoming's rules
Wyoming is a full-independence state for ALL FOUR APRN roles (NP, CRNA, CNM, CNS) under the APRN Consensus Model — no supervision/collaboration agreement required. PAs are separate: permanent physician supervision under W.S. 33-26, capped at 3 PAs per physician absent Board-approved good cause (W.S. 33-26-504) — one of the few explicit numeric PA ratio caps on file.
Other clinicians in Wyoming: see the state overview.